*Location: Chimes Tower Longwood Gardens U.S. Highway 1 at Penn. Route 52 (or 1001 Longwood Road) Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA LL: N 39.86995, W 75.67746
*Carillonist: (guests) *Contact: Longwood Gardens (S) Attn: Emily Moody *parcel: 1001 Longwood Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 *postal: PO Box 501 Kennett Square, PA 19348-0501 T: 610-388-1000 E: EMoody@longwoodgardens.org - or - Scott Hummel, Resident Instrument Assistant E: SHummel@longwoodgardens.org *Schedule: Cambridge (Westminster) quarters; hour strike followed by auto tunes. Live performances on select Friday evenings in spring, summer & fall; also special events. *Remarks: Dedicated Memorial Day, 2001; bass B key and pedal are present and sprung. The bell replaced in 2004 (F, 70 lbs) is on display in the tower, and can be tapped by visitors. Practice keyboard, in another building, can be used to record for the automatic system. The tower name is derived from its original contents: a 25-note Deagan tubular chime (from 1930 to 1956). *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 62 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: A#C 63/ A#C 27 There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console 1 bell was recast or replaced in 2004 by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 2001, the complete instrument of 62 bells was installed with bells made by Eijsbouts (61 bells remain from that work.) Auxiliary mechanisms: E62Q4H Tower details: Height of console: 13 meters above ground Height of lowest level of bells: 17 meters above ground Height of highest level of bells: 19 meters above ground Belfry openness: 85% Year of latest technical information source is 2009*Links:
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